ON THE MOVE

Hello Ladies,

I write this piece with so much passion. I've realized that one thing that pulls people down in life is FEAR. There may be a new idea, venture, business or something that has been burning in your mind for some time now - something you know is good and will add value to the lives of people. I challenge you today to get up and reach out to it. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Let me share a bit of my life with you to buttress this: I had a boss who thought he owned my life. I knew God had put very beautiful virtues in me so I was determined to 'birth' them. But, I kept wondering what would happen if I resigned before getting another job. Then, I bought a laptop, prayed over it and nicknamed it my mobile office. I had attended a leadership course and I decided to start a facility to train church staff. This was 2 years after I planned to own a resource house. Fear would swamp it anytime I tried to work at it until that boss came. How God orchestrates events to launch you to where you should be. 

However, I started developing courses then merged them to be one course. Then I registered it using my second name - Yvonne (Yvonneplus Resources). I resigned from that office to the shock of everyone. Four years now, God has just been awesome. Yvonneplus has three working arms presently. Now I even choose the clients I want to work with as the case may be. In addition, I'm a pastor, a certified counsellor, an editor and a publisher. There are times that I feel so small before what I have to do but I do them anyhow because I know that in God my weakness finds strength. I know I am complete in Him. 

I also ask you to make God your strength. This you can do by making Jesus the lord of your life (allowing Him ownership over you) No matter what you've been through or what you are going through, there's a sure way out - Jesus Christ. With Him, there's so much more to get! See you @ the top of your dream(s). Let's roll, ladies!!!!

LAUGHTER

Laughter can:

Stimulate many organs: It enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles; and increases endorphins that are released by your brain. The endorphins make you happy thereby soothing tension.  Laughter aids muscle relaxation.

Improve your immune system: Negative thoughts impact stress on your system. Stress decreases your immunity. In contrast, positive thoughts actually release neuropeptides that help fight stress and potentially more serious illnesses.

Relieve pain: It may ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers. It can break the pain-spasm cycle common to some muscle disorders.

Increase personal satisfaction: Laughter can also make it easier to cope with difficult situations. It also helps you connect with other people.

Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time - Proverbs 17:22 (GNT)

Love is…

 There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24, NLT)

Jay and Vijay had been very close friends since their childhood. They took a walk one day and they had to cross a river, pass rocks and a sandy area too. They were chatting while walking. The two had different opinions which led to a heated argument. This was followed by abusive words. Things got so bad that in a fit of anger, Jay slapped Vijay. Shocked, Vijay stared at his friend and wrote on sand “today my best friend slapped me.” Both resumed their walk but now they were silent.

Then, they reached the river which was overflowing today. Vijay stepped into the river, slipped and with the force of water in the direction of the flood, he began to drown. Jay saw this and without thinking for a second jumped into the river. With difficulty he dragged Vijay out of the river. He helped Vijay regain his normal breath. When Vijay became normal, he wrote on a hill “today my best friend saved my life.” Jay who was observing all this could not help asking, “why did you write on sand when I slapped you and why are you writing on the hill that I saved your life?” Vijay replied that “we should soon forget the wrong done by our friends and dear ones as writing on sand gets erased in no time, but we should always remember the good they do just as writing on stones is forever.” Saying this, Vijay hugged his friend and the two walked on happily as if nothing had happened.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Are you a friend?

God: My Help

I waited and waited and waited for God.

At last He looked; finally He listened.

He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud.

He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn't slip.

He taught me how to sing the latest God-song, a praise-song to our God.

More and more people are seeing this: they enter the mystery, abandoning themselves to God.

Psalm 40:1-3, The Message Bible

Alleluia!!!

I am ME, a green olive tree planted by rivers of water. I'm who God says I am. Whatever God has allowed come my way is to build me and make me strong. I have God's full support in life so I can and must remain ME. I am so loving who I have become. Alleluia!!!

The New Is Here

      

 Happy wedding celebration! Happy married life! You two will live well and long! Wishing you the very best, you two! On and on and on … goodwill messages rolled out from well-wishers and wedding guests. Waiters served and served. Everyone was merry. Then, whispers among the waiters ‘the wine is finished’. Alas!

Don’t worry, feel the pots with waters. Draw out from the pots and serve the people. Behold, the ‘best’ wine they had ever tasted and Jesus’ first miracle.

Likewise, DEAR, the old is gone and the new is here.  Is your wine finished? Your hopes have been dashed severally; your strength to try again is no more; your love has been trampled upon? Are you short of ideas that will propel you to your next level? Then, the scripture comes up relevant – Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost and power, went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits (Acts 10:38). He is in the business of "doing good" to you. He wants you "restored" back to God's love and care. Are you troubled in any way? Call upon Him and believe that your change is here. If He changed ordinary water to wine then He is mindful of you to bring you glory. Keep hope alive, PEACE!

And now [brethren], I commit you to God [I deposit you in His charge, entrusting you to His protection and care]. And I commend you to the Word of His grace [to the commands and counsels and promises of His unmerited favor]. It is able to build you up and to give you [your rightful] inheritance among all God's set-apart ones (those consecrated, purified, and transformed of soul) – (Acts 20:32, AMP)

No Noise Please!!!

Clutter means a collection of things lying about untidily. It is synonymous with disorder, confusion or mess. In this edition, we will look at Emotional Clutter. I define this to be one’s feelings running riot within oneself due to unpleasant situations mainly from the past. It is a collection of disappointments, blame, guilt, fear, resentment, pain, hurts, abuse, and inadequacies: failure, non-achievement or poor achievement of dreams, set goals and targets. Emotional clutter accumulates when we collect and hang onto these things. This is like dirt in a sink drain which eventually blocks it until we do the work to clear it out, then water drains from it. It is neither healthy nor advantageous.

New opportunities and helpful people can't get close to us if this emotional clutter is blocking the way. You may have genuine reasons to hurt deeply but is it worth the pain losing the present and foreclosing your future due to past times. Clearing all of the clutter is freeing and empowering. You must let go, step out of the traffic and get going.
How: Look up to Jesus; He is inviting you to cast your burdens on Him and receive rest for your soul (Matthew 11:28-30). Understand that man is bound to make mistakes and fail. Make that allowance in your heart and forgive. You also wrong others. De-clutter your mind: free yourself; LET GO. Embrace joy and be led forth with peace.

From now onwards, tell your emotions “No Noise please!”